(Corrects to add dropped words 'end higher' in the headline)

* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

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SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares closed higher on Monday as foreign investors found blue-chip shares valuations attractive after their recent declines. The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI ended up 10.55 points, or 0.44%, at 2,403.69.

** As shares in South Korea and Taiwan both rose, there seems to be some buying-at-dip ahead of earnings season coming soon, said Park Gwang-nam, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities.

** Among heavyweights, platform operator Kakao gained 1.25%, Hyundai Motor was up 2.62%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution rose 2.36%.

** Foreigners were net buyers of 92.0 billion won ($70.06 million) worth of shares on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,313.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.05% lower than its previous close at 1,313.0.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,312.6 per dollar, down 0.2% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,311.5.

** The KOSPI has fallen 19.28% so far this year, but lost 7.8% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The trading volume during the session in the KOSPI index was 316.23 million shares. Of the total traded issues of 927, the number of advancing shares was 427.

** The won has lost 9.5% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.13 points to 105.04.

** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 5.5 basis points to 3.153%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 8.8 basis points to 3.213%. ($1 = 1,313.0900 won) (Reporting by Cynthia Kim, additional reporting by Youn Ah Moon; editing by Uttaresh.V)